Thoughts race through my mind and a red hot flush creep up my face until I can no longer control myself. I start pacing back and forth as I say, “What are we waiting for? We need to go get Jeremy.” Looking at the faces surrounding me, I"m the only one who sees the immediacy of this situation. “Are you guys daft? We need to go. Now!”
“We can"t just break him out of the plantation. You guys haven"t seen this place. Dawn can attest to how impossible this is.” Lee looks to Dawn, but she"s staring at me instead.
“Let"s go get him,” she says.
I"ve never been more grateful to have Dawn as my sister than in this moment. She starts walking and I run up behind her to wrap my arms around her back. She grips my arm and squeezes. Who knew my scared little sister would be the boldest of us all.
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